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Scott Walker invited a sex offeneder to his State-of-the-State and then tried to weasel out of it. Kind of like the time he appointed a guy and his sex-offender boyfriend to a veteran’s fund board where they embezzled thousands of dollars. Walker is a total sack of crap.

In this episode we meet two of the contestants in the WCM; a seasoned competitor and master at chocolate sculpting and a first time competitor trying to make a mark in what has been a man’s world. A tense battle between Experience and Youth ensues and culminates in tragedy in the kitchen!

For this week’s Ever the Optimist, I dip into my first foray into podcasting, “How-To” with my friend and collaborator, Madeline Merced. One of the more unique experiences that Madeline and I had as pioneering “How-To” video podcasters was our invitation to cover the United States finals of the prestigious, global chocolatiers’ competition, The World Chocolate Masters. This is Part 1

Original Date of Publication 07-31-2013 Hey heyyy, Uncle Dick here! I’m not usually one to write editorials, but recently some of the young chicks around the coop have been getting their first visits from “Aunt Flo,” if you know what I mean. I think it warrants a special PSA. Please …